Ingraham Art Deco Clock Repair c. 1938

[@rehorneman]

Thanks for another great video. Hope someone can help you with the strike.

[@mherzog7]

Thanks, me too.

[@Phil197]

Great video I think you could have repaired the strike if you would have disassembled the works because you are very cautious and methodical and you would have found the problem. Thanks for the heads up about Heirloom clocks, went to the site and put in for two clocks just have to wait until contacted I guess,

[@mherzog7]

Thanks. I’m sure they will be in touch.

[@hardwickebenthow]

I have an Ingraham SA5 alarm clock with a motor that's almost identical to the one you repair in this video. The rotor turns slower than it should (albeit faster than the one in your video), so I suspect it need cleaning and re-oiling. How much synthetic clock oil would you recommend putting in it (after the Liquid Wrench and 3-in-1 Oil steps)? (As I don't want to drill a hole in mine) if the Liquid Wrench or 3-in-1 Oil have trouble coming all the way out, it is safe to blow some canned compressed air in to make it come out faster (with paper towels placed carefully to prevent a mess, of course)? Also, do you know where to get a replacement M9505 coil (or another coil the same size that will fit on this motor)? The one on mine still works, but isn't in the best of shape.

[@mherzog7]

I just place a few drops of the synthetic oil, no need to fill it up. I would hesitate to use compressed air, I do not see how it will get the oil out, as you are blowing it into the same hole it has to come out of. I do not know where to get a replacement coil. If it seems the wires are close to coming apart, try securing it with either some epoxy glue, gorilla tape or glue from a hot glue gun. The only way I have been able to replace a coil is by finding another non-working similar clock and using that one. Good luck, and thanks for watching.

[@hardwickebenthow]

@@mherzog7 "I just place a few drops of the synthetic oil, no need to fill it up." Roughly how many drops would you recommend? Closer to 5 or 10, for instance? Out of curiosity, what would happen if one were to fill it up? Would that have any benefits at all, and would it cause something bad (like making the rotor leak or the clock to make sloshing noises while it was working)? Do you know how much oil the manufacturers used to put in when the clocks were first made?

[@mherzog7]

@@hardwickebenthow 2 to 3 drops. Less if you are using a large diameter dispenser. When it comes to oiling these clocks, less is more. If you fill it up, it likely will not run. No idea how much oil was used initially.

[@hardwickebenthow]

@@mherzog7 Thank you.